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 Beijing (XNA) Aug 10, 2009 
China will complete a 3D topographic map of the moon by the end of September, according to a chief designer with the project on Wednesday, calling the map the "clearest" in the world. "Currently, most of the lunar topographic maps were made by data acquired by laser altimeter instruments. With the large amount of highly-detailed images taken by Chang'e-1, the map we are making will be of ... read more 
Beijing (AFP) Aug 6, 2009China's first satellite to probe Mars has been transported to Russia for a launch later this year, state media reported Thursday. Yinghuo-1, the 110-kilogramme (242-pound) Chinese satellite, is scheduled to be launched along with Russia's "Phobos Explorer" aboard a Zenit rocket in October after final testing, the Beijing News said. After entering Mars' orbit - 10 to 11 months later ... more
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Hong Kong court to deliver verdicts on media mogul Jimmy Lai
What we know ahead of Jimmy Lai's national security verdicts Jimmy Lai, the Hong Kong media 'troublemaker' in Beijing's crosshairs Hong Kong's oldest pro-democracy party announces dissolution China's smaller manufacturers look to catch the automation wave CORRECTED: Exhibition of Franco-Chinese print master Zao Wou-Ki opens in Hong Kong Philippines says fishermen injured in China Coast Guard encounter Exhibition of Franco-Chinese print master Zao Wou-Ki opens in Hong Kong EU agrees three-euro small parcel tax to tackle China flood Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai verdict set for Monday 
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Beijing (UPI) Aug 7, 2009 EADS Defense & Security has won the latest contract to develop Beijing's TETRA communications system including a roll-out to police and the Public Security Bureau. The deal for phase 4 work on the terrestrial trunked radio, or TETRA, was just announced, although signed with the Chinese capital's telecoms service provider Beijing JustTop Communication several weeks ago. Deliveries ... more  
Melbourne (AFP) Aug 8, 2009Pro-China protesters and Uighur activists argued outside an Australian film screening Saturday, each side condemning the other as "terrorists" who incited unrest in restive Xinjiang region. Police had to break up a heated exchange between supporters of exiled Uighur leader Rebiya Kadeer and detractors who said Beijing was right to label her a "criminal" who started last month's violence that ... more 
Geneva (AFP) Aug 7, 2009Last year's unrest in Tibet and July's violence in Xinjiang were instigated by separatists abroad, China told a United Nations human rights hearing Friday. "Facts have fully shown that the two incidents were premeditated and organised crimes of violence, directed and instigated by separatists abroad and carried out by separatists inside China," said Duan Jielong, who led a 30-strong Chinese ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) Aug 8, 2009A rehabilitation camp in south China for Internet addicts has been closed and 13 suspects detained by police for alleged involvement in the beating to death of a teenager, state press said Saturday. The suspects worked for the Qihang Salvation Training Camp in the Guangxi region and are under investigation for inflicting intentional injury and the illegal operation of the camp, Xinhua news a ... more 
Hong Kong (AFP) Aug 5, 2009Hong Kong carrier Cathay Pacific said Wednesday the global economic crisis had battered its passenger and cargo services in the first half of the year, with revenue plummeting 27.1 percent. A collapse in business and first class travel was accompanied by a similar plunge in the firm's cargo business, as demand from the United States and Europe for products made in southern China's factory ... more  
Shenzhen, China (AFP) Aug 9, 2009The manicured lawns and carefully sculpted buildings of Huawei's headquarters are a far cry from the sweatshop image of southern China's factory belt. In place of rows of migrant workers hunched over production lines or sewing machines, engineers hover in front of NASA-style giant screens pinpointing any problems in the Chinese technology giant's global network of telecoms systems. ... more |
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